Catarrhactes
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Καταρράκτης (Katarrháktēs).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ka.tarˈrak.teːs/, [kät̪ärˈräkt̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ka.tarˈrak.tes/, [kät̪ärˈräkt̪es]
Proper noun edit
Catarrhactēs m sg (genitive Catarrhactae); first declension
- A river of Pamphylia flowing into the sea near Attalia, now the Düden River
- A river on the southern coast of Crete
Declension edit
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs), singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Catarrhactēs |
| Genitive | Catarrhactae |
| Dative | Catarrhactae |
| Accusative | Catarrhactēn |
| Ablative | Catarrhactē |
| Vocative | Catarrhactē |
References edit
- “Catarrhactes”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly